Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Hasbara, Then and Now

I attended the YESHA Council Media & Hasbara Conference Monday.

For the historical record, here is what I brought and presented to the ends of the YESHA Council back in 1983 at a meeting Anglo activists initiated with the Council heads at the time. I am certain, as much as my memory serves me, that Amiel Unger and Marc Zell were also present. I have repeated this presentation several times and, after 29 years, progress is being achieved.

1 comment:

Anonymous
said...

The question is, Mr. Medad, your important and comprehensive work notwithstanding, has any true progress been achieved?So far, it would appear, the global consensus, as a whole, gravitates toward casting the state of Israel entire, and more of the traditionally quiescent and well-meaning individuals fall for the gruesome anti-Israel snares. While we all welcome the support offered by various Evangelical zealots, where do we go henceforth?

About Me

American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.